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1,483 titik panas di Kalimantan Barat, Sarawak terus berdepan ancaman jerebu rentas sempadan
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KUCHING: Sarawak terus terdedah kepada ancaman jerebu rentas sempadan apabila sebanyak 1,483 titik panas dikesan di Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia, dalam tempoh pemantauan 24 jam sejak semalam.
Memetik laporan Pontianak Post, keadaan cuaca panas dan taburan hujan yang rendah meningkatkan risiko kebakaran hutan dan tanah di wilayah berkenaan, selain menyebabkan asap mula menjejaskan jarak pandang di beberapa kawasan.
Keadaan cuaca semasa itu menyebabkan beberapa wilayah di Kalimantan Barat berada dalam kategori mudah hingga sangat mudah terbakar. Kalimantan Barat berdepan ancaman kekeringan serta kebakaran hutan berikutan taburan hujan yang rendah bagi tempoh 10 hingga 16 Ogos.
Badan Meteorologi, Klimatologi dan Geofizik (BMKG) Indonesia meramalkan taburan hujan pada minggu kedua Ogos berada dalam julat sifar hingga 20 milimeter, dengan keadaan hujan secara amnya di bawah paras normal.
Taburan hujan bagi tempoh 11 hingga 20 Ogos juga dijangka kekal rendah, iaitu antara sifar hingga 20 milimeter, berbanding sifar hingga 50 milimeter bagi tempoh 1 hingga 10 Ogos.
Pemantauan hari tanpa hujan (HTH) sehingga 10 Ogos pula mendapati sebahagian wilayah Kalimantan Barat mengalami tempoh tanpa hujan selama beberapa hari hingga puluhan hari.
Menurut laporan itu, tempoh tanpa hujan paling panjang di Kalimantan Barat direkodkan selama 42 hari di Kabupaten Ketapang, membabitkan Kecamatan Muara Pawan, Sungai Besar dan Nanga Tayap.
Sementara itu, maklumat Sistem Pengurusan Indeks Pencemaran Udara (APIMS) Jabatan Alam Sekitar (JAS) pada jam 3 petang, mendapati bacaan IPU pada tahap tidak sihat di Sarawak kekal direkodkan di 11 stesen pemantau kualiti udara dengan stesen IPD Serian mencatat bacaan tertinggi iaitu 189.
Sebanyak 10 lagi stesen pemantauan turut merekodkan bacaan tidak sihat iaitu Samarahan dengan 169, Kuching (166), Bintulu (159), Samalaju (155) dan Mukah (155).
Sibu pula mencatat bacaan IPU 154, diikuti Sarikei (154), Sri Aman (154), Miri (148) dan Institut Latihan Perindustrian (ILP) Miri (121).
KUALA LUMPUR: Air quality in Sarawak and parts of Selangor worsened today, with 11 areas recording unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) readings as of 10am.
Data from the Department of Environment (DoE) Air Pollutant Index Management System (APIMS) website showed Johan Setia in Klang, Selangor, was the only location in Peninsular Malaysia in the unhealthy category with a reading of 152.
In Sarawak, Serian registered the state's highest API reading at 189, approaching the very unhealthy threshold.
Nine other areas across Sarawak also recorded unhealthy API levels: Samarahan (170), Kuching (165), Bintulu (159), Mukah (155), Samalaju (153), Sibu (153), Sarikei (153), Sri Aman (153), and Miri (119).
Most other locations in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur remained moderate, including Shah Alam (97), Petaling Jaya (89), Banting (88), Cheras (89), and Kuala Lumpur (86), while Kapit in Sarawak logged a moderate reading of 77.
An API reading between 0 and 50 is categorised as good, 51 to 100 as moderate, 101 to 200 as unhealthy, 201 to 300 as very unhealthy, and 300 and above as hazardous.
Unhealthy air quality poses health risks, particularly to vulnerable groups such as children, the elderly, and individuals with respiratory conditions or chronic illnesses.
Members of the public are advised to closely monitor official updates on the APIMS portal, limit prolonged outdoor physical activities, and wear protective masks when heading outdoors.
KUCHING, 11 Ogos: Sarawak Energy menggalakkan pengguna menggunakan elektrik secara berhemah susulan keadaan cuaca panas dan kering berpanjangan yang turut disertai jerebu di Sarawak ketika ini.
Menurut Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB), keadaan berkenaan dijangka berterusan dalam tempoh beberapa minggu akan datang dan berpotensi meningkatkan penggunaan elektrik apabila orang ramai menggunakan penghawa dingin serta peralatan penyejuk lain untuk tempoh lebih lama.
“Pada masa sama, cuaca kering berpanjangan boleh menjejaskan sumber air yang menyokong penjanaan tenaga hidro.
“Sehubungan itu, pengguna dinasihatkan mengelakkan penggunaan elektrik yang tidak diperlukan, khususnya ketika permintaan tenaga berada pada tahap tinggi,” demikian menurut SEB dalam kenyataan, hari ini.
Antara langkah mudah yang boleh diamalkan ialah menetapkan penghawa dingin sekitar 24 darjah Celsius, menutup lampu dan peralatan elektrik apabila tidak digunakan serta mengelakkan penggunaan serentak beberapa peralatan berkuasa tinggi.
Bagi pengguna yang mempunyai meter pintar, mereka boleh menggunakan perkhidmatan digital Sarawak Energy menerusi aplikasi mudah alih dan portal web SEB cares bagi memahami, memantau serta mengurus penggunaan elektrik dengan lebih baik.
Ciri Energy Insights membolehkan pengguna menjejaki penggunaan elektrik mengikut jam, harian dan bulanan bagi mengenal pasti peluang menjimatkan tenaga serta mengurus kos.
SEB berkata, pihaknya terus memantau keadaan cuaca, sumber air dan permintaan elektrik serta mengambil langkah sewajarnya bagi menyokong kebolehpercayaan bekalan elektrik sepanjang tempoh berkenaan.
“Pengguna digalakkan memainkan peranan dengan menggunakan elektrik secara bertanggungjawab dan mengamalkan penjimatan tenaga,” katanya.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 — Schools in Sarawak have been ordered to immediately halt all outdoor activities involving pupils in areas where the Air Pollutant Index (API) reading exceeds 100.
Sarawak Education Department director Omar Mahli said district education offices and educational institutions under the department had been reminded to prioritise the welfare, health and safety of pupils amid hot weather and haze, Utusan Malaysia reported today.
He said schools should postpone all outdoor activities if the weather was excessively hot and monitor activities that could expose pupils to such conditions to prevent their health from being affected.
“For areas recording API readings above 100, all outdoor activities involving pupils must be stopped,” he said in a statement today.
Meanwhile, Sarawak Education Department School Management Sector deputy director Dr Les Anak Met stressed the need for continuous monitoring of API readings in respective areas, as well as the management of outdoor and co-curricular activities according to API levels and current directives from the authorities.
He said the health and safety of pupils and school staff should also be prioritised, particularly those with health conditions such as asthma and other respiratory illnesses.
“Schools are also reminded to ensure clear and effective communication with parents, while district education offices must continuously monitor schools under their supervision and provide updates to the Sarawak Education Department,” he said.
All district education offices and schools have also been urged to remain vigilant about haze conditions in their respective areas, comply with authorities’ directives and take proactive action based on the prevailing situation.
Meanwhile, the 53rd Sarawak Schools Sports Council (MSSS) Athletics Championship 2026, scheduled from August 10 to 14 at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) Stadium, has been postponed due to unhealthy API readings in Samarahan.
As of 2pm today, 11 areas in Sarawak recorded unhealthy API readings, with the Serian IPD air quality monitoring station recording the highest reading at 190.
According to information on the Department of Environment’s (DOE) Air Pollutant Index Management System (APIMS) website, 10 other monitoring stations also recorded unhealthy readings, including Samarahan at 169, Kuching (165), Bintulu (159), Samalaju (155) and Mukah (154).
Sibu recorded an API reading of 154, Sri Aman (154), Sarikei (153), Miri (146) and the Industrial Training Institute (ILP) Miri (123), with all readings falling within the unhealthy category of between 101 and 200.
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OCD turut melaporkan 15 orang cedera, termasuk 12 di Benguet dan masing-masing seorang di Ilocos Sur, Rizal dan Cavite. Mariano berkata empat orang masih hilang iaitu tiga di Benguet dan seorang di Batangas.
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Sebanyak 919 pusat pemindahan kini menempatkan kira-kira 26,174 keluarga yang terdiri daripada 94,997 individu.
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